The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-19

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same as other Chief clerks at the
State House; and that $1,000 Is
enough for any Of them" .
1t will thus be seen that the o.
seruer adopted tho plan of supposing
that "the General Assembly may
havo thought to give n thrust at tho
chief clerks in tho State Depart.
mont over the shoulders of Col.
| Ransom, tho farmers chief clerk.
| Why did it not make drive ut the
Attorney Generals assistant, who ro.
mains II partner of Col. Ycoman
and practices law, or ut some Of tho
othcrs2 4 bill was introduced to re.
ducc all Of tho salaries in tho Execu.
tive Department and all shared tho
same fatc-dcfeat. 1t may have
done it tc get m opportunity Of
praising Col. Ransom, but We hardly
think 80. If tho Observer is bent on
combining public officers to their
Office duties, why begin with the
clerks? The Attorney General con.
tinucs to practice law; tho United
States Districs Attorney does tic
same. If one is wrong. all are wrong;
but how arc they to do if they
obey the Observer in all things? 1t
believes in rotation and changes. and
if II man does not keep up his pro.
fcssion, or have something else
mapped out for the future, what is to
become Of him2 The Observer must
be more consideratc; remember it
has been young once, and then it had
to look ont for the future. If we arc
not mistaken it engaged in teaching
at one time and studied law, and
afterwards practiced law and assisted
in editing a newspaper, and is now
giving all of its time to tho Observer.
We must give it credit for believing
it was acting for the best all the
while, and it should certainly accord
to others the same right. We SEQ no
difference in q man employed in q
public office being more open to
blame for doing work after his Office
duties has been performed than for
man employed in teaching or editing
q newspaper. We believe that man
should be required to give all the
time necessary for the faithful per-
formance Of every duty of his sta.
ton; but after that is done, no man
should be hlemcd for using profltably
every moment that is left. A man
of experience and system can get
through with an immense amount of
business in q day. If the Observers
rule was followed, Mr.. McCaughrin
could not be president Of the Bank
and Factory at the same time, DR..
Woodrow could not fill the position
of Professor in the Theological Semi
nary and South Carolina University
and editor Of the. Southern PresbWe.
rtuW and the life Of the editor Of the
Observer would have been blank
until he settled down on the Observer.
"But why should the HERALD AND
News be so concerned in the matter?
If we have reflected upon or criticised
Mr.. Ransom, he is able to take care
Of himself"
We considered its suppositions and
unfair cut at Col. Ransom, and we
felt it our duty to say 80. We
thought, on reading the article, that
the Observer knew very little what it
was supposing about, and we said so;
not that we did not think that Col.
T.. Could not take caro- Of himself
he has time enough left after finishing
his work and correspondence to do
this--but he hasn't an Observer. We
would remind our contemporary that
the General Assembly can do its own
thinking rs easily rs Col. r. can
take care Of himself.
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